[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5983 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5983

  To expand the eligibility of veterans for hospital care and medical 
    services provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
              providers under the Veterans Choice Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 2021

   Mr. Carl introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To expand the eligibility of veterans for hospital care and medical 
    services provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
              providers under the Veterans Choice Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health Flexibility Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR NON-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              MEDICAL CARE UNDER VETERANS COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM.

    Section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following 
        new subsection (d):
    ``(d) Conditions Under Which Care Is Required To Be Furnished 
Through Non-Department Providers.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Secretary shall furnish hospital care, medical 
services, or extended care services to a covered veteran through health 
care providers specified in subsection (c), if the covered veteran 
notifies the Secretary that the veteran desires to receive care through 
the Veterans Community Care Program.'';
            (2) by striking subsection (e);
            (3) by redesignating subsections (f) through (o) as 
        subsections (e) through (n), respectively;
            (4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated by striking ``or 
        (e)''; and
            (5) in subsection (l)(2), as so redesignated--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subsection 
                (i)'' and inserting ``subsection (h)'';
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.
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